I can’t believe it’s May already. Storm season is supposed to start next month, but we’ve also been seeing a lot of early storms that can get a little spicy.

So, it’s time to recheck storm preps and start supplementing the groceries with what we would need.

This is a good list of things to do when a hurricane approaches. It also lends itself to thinking what you will need to make sure you have on hand before the storm comes.

One thing to do is make sure all my batteries are charged up. This includes the myriad of AA and AAA. This was a mistake from last year. I’ve also gone in heavy on flashlights and lanterns that run on those kinds of batteries. As well as two handheld radios. All of which needs to be tested.

I also need to make sure I know where all my various power banks and smaller batteries are and make sure they are all charged up.

If things happen like last storm season, we need to make sure we have increased capacity for housing additional family. Extra water. Extra food. Extra stuff. Make sure I have enough variety.

Hopefully, we won’t need to break out any of it out. But we’ve been getting a lot more nasty storms here of late.